Electrification and Battery Hybrids – Page 5
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NewsDFDS eyes CO2-neutral cross-Channel ferries by 2030
DFDS has committed to introducing a new generation of hybrid-electric ferries on the busiest and shortest crossing of the English Channel by 2030.
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NewsHurtigruten ESS and engine retrofit delivers 23% CO2 emissions cut
Norwegian ferry and cruise operator Hurtigruten has achieved a 23% reduction in CO2 emissions on its 121-metre passenger vessel MS Richard With in the first year of service after the conclusion of a retrofit programme. The extensive retrofit by Kongsberg Maritime saw the vessel’s engines replaced with low-emission Bergen engines and the installation of 2.24MWh capacity battery pack.
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NewsHigh-speed gensets for hybrid-electric cable-layer vessel
Vard, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialised vessels, has ordered 4 × MAN 12V175D-MEM gensets in connection with the building of a new purpose-built, cable-laying vessel (CLV) for NCT Offshore, a Denmark-based subsea specialist. The gensets will form part of the vessel’s diesel-electric DP2 propulsion system, which also includes a hybrid battery package.
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NewsThe Switch to supply DC power and protection devices to full-electric RoPax
Helsinki-headquartered power electronics specialist The Switch has announced that it will supply a DC power and power protection device package as part of the battery-electric system for the world’s largest fully electric RoPax on order for Argentinian ferry operator Buquebus.
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NewsSix new Damen tugs for Antwerp-Bruges
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has placed an order with Damen Shipyards for six new tugs as part of its ongoing fleet renewal programme
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NewsHybrid-Electric LNGC Design Presents Net-Zero Pathways
At Gastech 2023, Shell unveiled its new modular hybrid electric LNG carrier design together with CSSC Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding and Wärtsilä
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NewsChina Lands Low-Carbon Norwegian Series
In a further European short-sea vessel contract award to China, Norwegian interests have placed construction of a low-carbon class of multi-purpose carriers with Huanghai Shipbuilding.
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NewsNew-Generation Dredger For The Tees
An innovative design of suction dredger encapsulating long-term environmental thinking has been ordered by a major UK port and cargo handling group from Dutch shipbuilder Neptune Marine.
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NewsBrunvoll chooses Leclanché for ferry retrofit
Leclanché is to supply a 940 kWh Navius MRS-3 battery energy storage system for a ferry conversion
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NewsPropulsion package for first MeOH-fuelled hybrid RoRo vessels
Wärtsilä has been chosen to supply an integrated hybrid propulsion system for two new hybrid RoRo vessels, including the engines, a methanol fuel supply system, a hybrid electric system, as well as bow thrusters and an onshore power system for two new methanol-fuelled hybrid RoRo vessels.
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NewsFirst full-electric SOV project announced in London
An international consortium including Shell, Kongsberg and DNV announced it will work together to build the world’s first electric offshore Service Operation Vessel (eSOV) on 11 September 2023. The consortium also includes UK-based shipping firm Bibby Marine, the Port of Aberdeen and Liverpool John Moores University.
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NewsSingapore selected for global electrification centre
ABS has announced that it is establishing a global ABS Electrification Center in Singapore. The centre will have an international focus, supporting electrification projects in the Asia Pacific region and more widely, but will also provide support for the electrification of harbour and coastal craft aligned to the initiatives from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).
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NewsGE Vernova to provide integrated package for FSRU
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has awarded GE Vernova the contract to supply an integrated electrical power and propulsion system for a new FSRU (Floating, Storage and Regasification Unit).
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NewsBrightest Stars Rise Across The Baltic
Bringing new scale to the ro-pax fleet deployed by Finnlines, the 235m Finnsirius is scheduled to start trans-Baltic service during September this year following July 18 handover by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Weihai.
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NewsKongsberg adds green engines to simulator package
Kongsberg Digital adds new engine types to its K-Sim simulator in response to shipping’s green shift
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NewsFirst US plug-in hybrid inland towing tug delivered
The first plug-in hybrid electric inland towing vessel in the US was christened at a ceremony in Houston, Texas on 25 August.
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NewsErma First’s AMP solution recognised as Energy Saving Device
DNV has confirmed that Erma First’s alternative maritime power (AMP) system, BLUE CONNECT, meets the requirements to be categorised as an ‘energy-saving device’ (ESD). In the same document, DNV recognises the solution’s ability to improve a vessel’s Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) ratings in line with regulations set out by the IMO.
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NewsIncat to deliver first large lightweight full-electric ferry
Pioneering Australian aluminium shipbuilder Incat has announced that it will deliver the world’s first full-electric large lightweight ferry for South American ferry operator Buquebús.
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NewsNew efficient vessel design for short sea shipping
Mercuria and ETA Shipping have joined forces on sustainable short sea shipping with the design of a new highly efficient coastal cargo ship
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NewsH2 proof of concept launches in Singapore
As part of Singapore’s National Hydrogen Strategy initiative, Pyxis and Sydrogen have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop hydrogen fuel cell solutions for the harbour craft from shore to sea, helping pave the way to net zero.
